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Category: Needles

Needle Sizes and Parts

Needles range in size from very fine 60/8 to a heavy duty needle 120/19. Most needles use the two number measuring system. Continue reading “Needle Sizes and Parts”

Author Secrets of EmbroideryPosted on September 3, 2018February 26, 2019Categories Needles

Embroidery Needles

Importance of Needles – One of the most significant parts of today’s home sewing/embroidery machines is often the least appreciated and most obscure – the needle. Continue reading “Embroidery Needles”

Author Secrets of EmbroideryPosted on September 3, 2018February 26, 2019Categories Needles

How Often Should You Change Your Needle?

Needles are the paintbrushes of machine embroidery. Without them, thread is merely, well, thread. Digitized designs allow needles to turn thread into works of art but, eventually, they wear out. How often should you change them? Continue reading “How Often Should You Change Your Needle?”

Author Debbie HenryPosted on July 30, 2018February 27, 2019Categories Needles

Anatomy of a Machine Embroidery Needle


Needles are an essential component of machine embroidery. They have a language of their own: eye, groove, point. Here is a primer for translating basic embroidery machine needle terminology. Continue reading “Anatomy of a Machine Embroidery Needle”

Author Debbie HenryPosted on July 26, 2018February 27, 2019Categories NeedlesTags embroidery needles, needles, organ, schmetz, superior

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